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Sweden announces dates for AWV contest re-run
Sweden will start a new procurement contest for its Armoured Wheeled Vehicle (AWV) requirement in December this year and hopes to conclude the process...
20-Nov-2009
Briefing: Oil costs fuel Australian energy-saving initiatives
The Australian Department of Defence (DoD) has implemented a series of initiatives over the past year in a bid to reduce energy operating costs ...
20-Nov-2009
Metal Storm holds out hope for lifeline payment despite previous delays
Australian company Metal Storm expects to receive a critical lifeline payment from foreign investor Assure Fast Holdings Limited (AFHL) no later than 23 November, although...
20-Nov-2009
Report urges greater Indian government support for SMEs
India needs to provide greater support to small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) entering the defence sector as the country embarks on a military modernisation ...
20-Nov-2009
Sweden opts for AWV re-run
Sweden will re-run its armoured wheeled vehicle (AWV) contest, after the country's defence procurement body decided against appealing a ruling from a Swedish court which...
19-Nov-2009
'Tiny' cuts cause massive funding gaps, warns leading UK executive
A senior UK defence industry executive has urged politicians not to discount what they may consider to be marginal cuts to funding when it comes...
19-Nov-2009
Jordan's KADDB signs production deals western companies
Jordan's King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) has signed five separate defence production and technology transfer deals with western defence companies, it ...
19-Nov-2009
Indian industry body repeats call for raising of FDI limit
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has reiterated its call for the Indian government to raise the limit on foreign direct...
19-Nov-2009
Indonesia compiles inventory to aid defence industry revitalisation
The Indonesian government has commenced a programme to draw up a comprehensive list of armed forces requirements over the next decade and beyond in ...
19-Nov-2009
QinetiQ appoints former judge to oversee post-Nimrod investigation
UK defence technology company QinetiQ Group has appointed former High Court judge Sir Robert Nelson to oversee its formal investigation into the conclusions and ...
19-Nov-2009
Quickstep moves to seal JSF accord with Marand
Australian group Quickstep Holdings has signed an agreement with Melbourne company Marand Precision Engineering to supply composite vertical tail skins for the Joint Strike ...
18-Nov-2009
DSCA announces possible sales to Singapore and Kuwait
The Defense Security Co-operation Agency (DSCA) has announced the possible sale of Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) guidance kits to Singapore and the provision ...
18-Nov-2009
Dubai Air Show: AgustaWestland latest to announce UAE joint venture
AgustaWestland became the latest major aerospace company to announce the establishment of a joint venture (JV) company in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during ...
18-Nov-2009
VT Group has UK Defence Support Group in its sights
UK support services company VT Group is keen to acquire the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD) Defence Support Group (DSG) should it be put up...
17-Nov-2009
India puts EADS/L&T venture on hold once more
A proposal by EADS Deutschland and Indian firm Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to form a defence joint venture (JV) in India has been deferred for...
17-Nov-2009
Atlas extends global reach with establishment of Finnish subsidiary
Atlas Elektronik - the joint venture of EADS and ThyssenKrupp - has continued to spread its global footprint with the announcement that it has ...
17-Nov-2009
Chinese JV marks latest dual-use technology project
China's state-owned Aviation Industry Corporation (AVIC) and General Electric will form a joint venture (JV) next year to develop and market commercial avionics systems ...
17-Nov-2009
Lockheed Martin shuffles Electronic Systems following programme cuts
Lockheed Martin has reshuffled its Electronic Systems business unit and announced a series of new senior appointments. The moves are in part linked to ...
17-Nov-2009
Safran creates two joint ventures in UAE
French aerospace and defence systems group Safran and United Arab Emirates (UAE) technology house Bayunda Aviation Technology (BAT) have signed accords creating two joint ...
16-Nov-2009
French may throw lifeline to Polish naval yard
France's DCNS has confirmed that it is in talks regarding the acquisition of a stake in Polish naval shipyard Stocznia Gdynia. The negotiations reflect both...
16-Nov-2009
Metal Storm bailout stalls again
Metal Storm has announced that lifeline investment from a financial group, Assure Fast Holdings Limited (AFHL), has been delayed again after a third deadline ...
16-Nov-2009
India, Australia agree to strengthen joint security co-operation
India and Australia signed an agreement on 12 November that strengthens co-operation in a wide range of fields, including defence policy, and increases the ...
16-Nov-2009
Tata, Sikorsky propose manufacturing joint venture
India's Tata Advanced Systems Ltd (TASL) and Sikorsky have signed an agreement to create a joint venture (JV) that will manufacture defence/aerospace components for ...
13-Nov-2009
Indian Army issues RfI for armoured vehicles
The Indian Army has issued a request for information (RfI) for armoured military vehicles with a view to procuring 500 units over the next ...
13-Nov-2009
Potential sale of Hellenic Shipyards attracting interest, says TKMS
At least one party has shown an interest in acquiring Greek shipbuilder Hellenic Shipyards SA, as parent company ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) continues talks with...
13-Nov-2009
A400M fallout continues in South Africa
The fallout from South Africa's decision to withdraw from the A400M military transport aircraft programme continues, with a demand by the board of South ...
13-Nov-2009
Russian Technology Corporation may become a joint-stock company in 2010
Russian Technology Corporation could be transformed into joint-stock company in 2010, presidential economic aide Arkady Dvorkovich said on 12 November. According to a report...
13-Nov-2009
Australia's DMO commits to performance revolution
Australia's lead procurement agency, the Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO), will become "more commercial and business-like", according to a plan published by the Department of ...
13-Nov-2009
India holds firm on industry blacklist
The Indian government has no immediate plan to remove the trade suspension imposed on seven defence companies cited by an inquiry into procurement activities...
12-Nov-2009
Atlas Elektronik to provide sactom support for German Navy
Atlas Elektronik is to take over through-life support services for the German Navy's satellite communication systems (satcom), under a partnership contract signed with EADS ...
12-Nov-2009
US trade mission arrives in India
A delegation of Tier 1 and Tier 2 defence and aerospace contractors from the US are completing a trade mission to India this week ...
12-Nov-2009
Indian procurement policy update could provide 'tremendous opportunity'
India's updated defence procurement procedures (DPP) could provide India's defence industries with a "tremendous opportunity" to develop over the next decade and beyond, an associate...
11-Nov-2009
Hungarian offset company eyes Raytheon missile upgrade market
Hungarian missile repair depot Arzenál has begun upgrading Raytheon AGM-65 missiles for Poland, the first time such work has been carried out on the ...
11-Nov-2009
SAIC announces executive appointments
Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) has appointed Jim Cuff senior vice-president of corporate business development with immediate effect. The group also announced on 10...
11-Nov-2009
Boeing to assess Falck Schmidt fuel cell products
The Boeing Company's Research and Technology unit is to assess fuel cell products made by Denmark's Falck Schmidt Defence Systems for potential use in ...
11-Nov-2009
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